A PAKISTANI Taliban spokesman has denied US media report that al Qaeda number two, Ayman al Zawahri, might have been killed or wounded in a US missile strike on the Afghan border last Monday
A SUSPECTED rebel bomb struck a minibus carrying a newly married couple in southern Afghanistan today, killing the bride and groom and 11 wedding guests
OLYMPIC chief Jacques Rogge says he did not agree to internet restrictions on foreign media in Beijing, describing the situation as "not good" just six days before the start of the Games
A NIGHTCLUB bouncer was today remanded in custody by a Greek court over the death of a young Australian tourist who died after a confrontation on the island of Mykonos
THE world`s oldest polar bear, orphaned as a cub in the cold Russian north and raised in captivity, is dying after thrilling more than 18 million visitors at a Canadian zoo, officials said today
TOUR leader Kelly Slater was sensationally eliminated from the world surfing event in Indonesia after a shock third-round loss to Portuguese rookie Tiago Pires
FORD`S Mark Winterbottom took a white knuckle ride back to the chasing pack after a punctured tyre left both him and his V8 Supercar championship hopes in a dangerous predicament at Winton
ESSENDON skipper Matthew Lloyd wound back the clock by booting eight goals and taking a contender for mark of the year as his AFL side beat Melbourne by 16 points at the MCG
THE Sydney Roosters piled on 22 unanswered points in the second half to score a come-from-behind 32-20 NRL win over North Queensland at Dairy Farmers Stadium
GEELONG continued their imperious form, brushing aside Richmond to celebrate full-back Matthew Scarlett`s 200th match with a 20.14 (134) to 10.11 (71) win at Telstra Dome
A BRETT Kimmorley field goal two minutes from fulltime capped a remarkable 13-12 Cronulla win over NRL neighbours St George Illawarra at Toyota Stadium
ROBBIE Deans tasted his first defeat as coach of Australia, losing 39-10 to his home country New Zealand at Auckland`s Eden Park
Tense moment ... Keith Richards was so angry Ronnie Wood was smoking cocaine that he stormed out of a room, came back with a gun and pointed it at him yelling, `You f...ing b.....!` , Wood says.
WOMEN leaders of politics and sport have attacked Sam Newman over his latest sexism controversy
A BRETT Kimmorley field goal two minutes from fulltime capped a remarkable 13-12 Cronulla win over NRL neighbours St George Illawarra at Toyota Stadium
NEW Zealand have put in a commanding performance to thrash Australia 39-10 in Auckland in the second Bledisloe Cup match of the year
ROBBIE Deans tasted his first defeat as coach of Australia, losing 39-10 to his home country New Zealand at Auckland`s Eden Park
